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medved

/mˈɛdvəd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
medved
IPA
/mˈɛdvəd/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from the Slavic languages.

Etymology

As a Slovene, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish, Slovak, and Czech (Medvěd) surname, all from common Slavic for bear, from Proto-Slavic *medvědь (“bear”). Compare Nedved. Also sometimes Americanized from Russian patronymic Medvedev, of the same meaning.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, *medvědь

Inflected Forms

Medveds (plural) Medvid (alternative) Medwid (alternative)

Rhymes With

nedved

Questions

How do you pronounce medved?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛdvəd/.
What does medved mean?
A surname from the Slavic languages.
Where does medved come from?
It is traced to Czech.

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